And in this case, I had the opportunity to do that as a superhero and exist in this space and be where I'm from and look how I look and speak how I speak and bring that value, for whatever it's worth, to the story of Batgirl and Barbara Gordon. Originally a partnership between Black Canary and Oracle, the team’s roster has grown over the years to include friendsand frenemies. But I also think that just existing, having the right to just play a role and exist like any other actor has the privilege to do, is so important. A femme force to be reckoned with, the Birds of Prey is traditionally an all-women group of vigilante operatives who’ve gone on covert missions across the globe.
"It's very important that when we're playing roles that are specifically Latino, that they're nuanced and that they have detail when it's merited.
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"Something that's important within this conversation of representation - Latino representation in film and TV - is more than being seen in a specific light whenever we play a role," Grace said elsewhere in the interview. So I'm definitely keeping that in mind for the future." In addition to Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, the team will include Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya. "This experience has shown me that sometimes certain things happen in order for you to feel the importance and the value of your own voice. and Ziffren Brittenham."Maybe one day the movie will be seen," Grace revealed. Hodson is represented by CAA, Kaplan/Perrone Ent.
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and producer Arnold Kopelson, and wrote “Bumblebee,” the first spinoff of Paramount’s billion-dollar “Transformers” franchise, based on the popular Autobot in the series.Īlso Read: Why DC's 'Batgirl' Movie Won't Happen Anytime SoonĭC die-hards may remember that “Birds of Prey” was also a short-lived series on The WB network in 2002-3, featuring Mia Sara as Harley. Hodson has also written a reboot of “The Fugitive” for Warner Bros. One of those - her female-centered sci-fi action spec script “The Eden Project” - sold to Sony and Material Pictures. It stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregor. Hodson is a hot commodity, as the screenwriter has made the Black List with scripts three times since turning to writing four years ago. 171 Filipino-Korean actress Ella Jay Basco makes it to the list of emerging movers and shakers in Hollywood after bagging her first movie role. Barbara later returned to the Batgirl role, while her assault in “The Killing Joke” was retconned. When Barbara Gordon was paralyzed by a gunshot from the Joker in the classic graphic novel “The Killing Joke,” other crimefighters, like The Huntress and Orphan, took up the Batgirl name while Barbara became Oracle, a tech-savvy aide to Batman. Birds of Prey is set to see Cassandra Cain, Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya teaming up with Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), in a story that will pit them against DC Comics villain. Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will direct the Batgirl movie, which was written by Christina Hodson, whose DC credits include Birds of Prey and The Flash.
Since then she has become one of the most popular superheroines in the world. I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I… uh, is there a sexier word for ‘failed’?”Īlso Read: Joss Whedon Steps Down as 'Batgirl' Directorīatgirl made her debut in the Batman mythos 50 years ago as Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Joss Whedon stepped down as director of “Batgirl” in February, saying in a statement at the time, “Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story. An Insider also tells the TheWrap that the studio is high on Hodson’s “Bird of Prey” script and is currently out to directors. Screenwriter Christina Hodson has been hired to write “Batgirl” for Warners and DC Films, multiple insiders tell TheWrap.Īs TheWrap first reported, Hodson wrote the Harley Quinn “Birds of Prey” spinoff for Warner Bros.
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